“Merry Christmas” Letters

1. Refer to painting chart. Base all letters Snow White. Transfer stripes. Use #8 shader and Santa Red to pull red
stripes; use liner to add Bright Green
stripes between. Use #12 shader to
shade Midnite Blue along each edge
of “candy cane” letters; shade where
one candy cane lies over another. Use
liner to add a Snow White highlight
line slightly off center down each
candy cane.

Snowman

1. Use filbert to base face Snow White. Use #8 shader to base hat Lamp Black. Use #2 shader to paint hat band Snow White; add Santa Red checks. Use Payne’s Grey to shade face under hat and along right side of face. Use Lamp Black to paint eyes, dot mouth, and to add ornament loop and hook. Base nose Tangerine. Highlight dot eyes and mouth Snow White.

Star

Holly

1. Base leaves Hauser Med. Green; use liner to add Hauser Dk. Green vein lines and tendrils. Use Hauser Dk. Green to shade along right side of each leaf and along center vein line on lower half of each leaf. Highlight Hauser Lt. Green along left side of leaves and use liner to lightly outline
lighter side of each leaf.

2. Base berries Santa Red. Use mix of Payne’s Grey + tch. of Lamp Black to shade right side of each berry; highlight left side Brilliant Red. Add
Snow White highlight dots.

Finishing

1. (If you would like to add more “snow”,
cover those areas of design that you
do not wish to spatter, then spatter
again with Snow White.)

2. Apply several varnish coats making sure to varnish edges and back of surfaces.